Deborah, I hardly knew you
I was friends with Deborah Orr for over 25 years. We first met in the late ’80s, when we both wrote for the London listings magazine City...
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review by Paul Burston
Jan 19, 20201 min read
To Close To Breathe
I know I’m late to this but I enjoyed it so much I had to post a review. In the first of a series of crime procedurals, Olivia Kiernan...
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Paul Burston
Jul 30, 20191 min read
Fact and fiction
The truth at the heart of my fiction - and possibly the only time by friend Alison Menzies has been compared to Oscar Wilde. Me in...
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Paul Burston
May 27, 20192 min read
The story so far...
It’s just over two weeks since The Closer I Get was released on ebook and my feet have barely touched the ground. On publication day, the...
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Paul Burston
May 5, 20191 min read
Newcastle Noir
Yesterday I took part in my first panel event for The Closer I Get. It was at Newcastle Noir, chaired by ‘Dr Noir’ Jacky Collins, with...
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Paul Burston
Apr 23, 20191 min read
The Neighbour
Fiona Cummins established herself as a major new voice in crime fiction with her debut thriller Rattle and the follow up, The Collector....
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Paul Burston
Apr 1, 20191 min read
Worst Case Scenario
Helen FitzGerald is the queen of the arresting opening sentence. Her last novel Viral opened with the line, “I sucked twelve cocks in...
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Paul Burston
Mar 24, 20191 min read
Call Me A Liar
Call Me A Liar is quite unlike any other crime novel I’ve read. It’s not a police procedural, though at times it reminded me of the pulse...
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by Paul Burston
Mar 7, 20192 min read
Books I haven't blogged about
I'm currently proof reading my new novel 'The Closer I Get', which is published by Orenda Books on July 11 (May 11 e-book), while also...
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Paul Burston
Mar 3, 20191 min read
The Hunting Party
Lucy Foley published three historical novels before turning to the dark side. The Hunting Party is her crime debut and has a simple but...
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Paul Burston
Mar 1, 20191 min read
The Silent Patient
The Silent Patient is the debut novel from Alex Michaelides, previously known for writing screenplays. It comes garlanded with praise...
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Paul Burston
Feb 20, 20191 min read
The Closer I Get – New Cover Reveal
#CrimeFiction #fiction #crime #LGBTQ
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Paul Burston
Feb 18, 20191 min read
Three Things About Elsie
84 year-old Florence has fallen on the floor in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, her mind...
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Paul Burston
Feb 5, 20191 min read
Stone Cold Heart
Caz Frear won the Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller competition for her debut, Sweet Little Lies. The book introduced us to DC Cat...
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review by Paul Burston
Jan 25, 20191 min read
Sleep
Since winning the Dead Good Books Most Unreliable Narrator Award for her fourth psychological thriller, The Escape, C.L. Taylor has...
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Paul Burston
Jan 13, 20191 min read
Twisted
If you enjoyed Steve Cavanagh’s last novel Th1rt3en, you’ll love his latest, Twisted. Both extremely filmic, both what Hollywood would...
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review by Paul Burston
Dec 28, 20181 min read
The Guilty Party
Moral dilemmas lie at the heart of Mel McGrath’s eagerly-anticipated new novel. In the messy aftermath of a music festival in east...
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Paul Burston
Dec 13, 20181 min read
To Catch A Killer
Emma Kavanagh’s new novel opens with one of the most nail-biting, breath-taking crime scenes I’ve ever read. It’s early morning and a...
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review by Paul Burston
Dec 9, 20182 min read
Never Be Broken
Are there enough superlatives to describe Sarah Hilary’s DI Marnie Rome series? (Short answer – no, there aren’t). Over the course of...
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review by Paul Burston
Dec 1, 20182 min read
The Secretary
If you enjoyed Disclaimer then you’re going to love The Secretary. While Renée Knight’s crime debut was a superior slice of domestic...
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